Tire-mending apparatus



June 4, 1929. F, J SEDLACEK 1,715,431

TIRE MENDING APPARATUS Original Filed 001:. l, 1927 2 Sheeis-Sheet I l Inventor 2 Ffad/acwr q By m J-- 'd Attorney June 4, 1929. F, J, SEDL 1,715,431

TIRE MENDING APPAILI VJHJS Original Filed Oct. 1, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Attomqy tion,

Patented June 4, 1929.

'UITE 5 5 3 FRED J. SEDLACEK, OF LAMBERLLMONTANA.

- TIRE-MENDING APPARATUS;

Application filed October 1,1927. Serial no} 223,427..

This invention relates'to' an apparatus particularly designed for mending tires and more particularly for j riveting blow-out patches tire casings. An lmportant ob ect of the 1I1V6I11'11OI1 resides in the provision of an apparatus of't-h'is nature which is easy to manipulate, simple in its construction, thorOughlyefiicient and reliable in operation, compact and convenient 1n its arrangement of parts and otherwlse well adapted to the purpose for which is designed. v

, With the above and numerous other ob ects in View as will appear as'the description proceeds, the invention resides incertain novel features of construct on, and in the comb1nation and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed! In the drawings:.' 7 Figure 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus embodyingthe features of my inven- Figure is an endelevation thereof, Figure 3 is a top plan View thereof, Figure 1 is an enlarged vertical section taken substantially on the line t4 of Figure 2 v Figure 5 is an enlarged detail section taken substantially on the line 55 of Figure 3, and Figure, 6 is a detail section taken substant-ially on the line 6-6 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numer'als5 denote a base at 12 and has pivoted therein. as at 13 a link 14. A. lever'15 is pivoted as'at 16 on the arm by means of ears 17 and has a project io'n 18 which is pivotally engaged as at 19 with the link '14 so that by rocking the lever from one end of which rises a standard 6 having an arm 7 fixed to the upper end thereof and extending laterally therefrom. The end of the arm is provided with a recess 8' merging into a vertical bore 9 through which-is slidable an anvil holder 10 on the bottom end of which is mounted an anvil 11. The upper end of the anvil holder 10 is slotted as the anvil holder. 10 and its anvil 11 may be raised and lowered. A sleeve 20 is rotatable aboutthe standard 6 and has an arm 21 projecting laterally from the lower end thereof. A container 22 rises from the arm 21- andis internally threaded at the lower portion asv is indicated at 23 forthreadedly receiving a head 24 on a rivetdriver 25. tubular rivet pocket 26 is disposed over the upper end of i the dr ver and is held in a raised position by means of a coil spring 27 disposed about the driver 25 and restingon thehead 2 1, Ana

other container'22 is similar to container 22 and has siinilarparts therein but on asmaller scale. This container 22 1s supported by an portion of thesleeve 20.

arm 21" projecting laterally frointhe upper as at 33 on the base 25and has a pin 34=-for 1 projection in theapertu're 31 tohold' the container 22 under the anvil -11. f A spring holds the catch 32 normally in an engaged position. Another projection 30- is projected laterally from the sleeve'andjis constructed ,slmlla'rto the projection Osojthat'thesleeve may be rotated to place the container 22 under the anviland held because of the en'-' gagement of the pin 84 therewith.

In using this device for fixing blow-out 1 patches in tire shoes larger rivets are used at the tread portion of the tire by means of the container 22 and smaller rivets are used adj acent the bead of the tire by using the smaller container 22. I It will thus be'seen that theshoesmay be mended in a quick and efficient manner by the use of rivets which will hold the patches securely in place. The structure is simple,

yet thoroughly efficient and reliable in its op I 1 eration. t i

It is thought that the construction, utility,

o eration and'advanta es of the invention" description thereof. The present embodi ment of the invention has 'beendisclosed in detailmerely by way of example since in actual practice it attains the features of, ad

vantage enumerated as desirable inthe statewill be now quite fully understood .by those skilled in this art without/a more detailed tion and arran ement of )arts ma be resort- 1 ed to without departing from the spirit or scope of the lnve'ntlon as herelnafter claimed or saerihclng any of its advantages.

7 Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is 1. "An apparatus'of the class described coinrisin a base a standard risi'n from the base, a sleeve rotatabl'e on thestanda'rd and 1.

" drivers, means for holding the sleeve in difhaving a pair of laterally projecting armsdisposed in angular relation to each other,

containers on the arms, rivet drivers adj ustably 'mounted in the containers," spring pressed pockets on the, upper ends of the ferent fixed positions, and handle means operable to spread rivets on the drivers.

2. An apparatus of the "class ClQSCI'lbGd'CODI prising a base, a standard rising from the base, asleeve rotatable on'the stan'dard and having a pair of laterally projecting arms disposed in angular relation to each other, containers on the arms, rivet drivers adjustably mounted in 'the containers, spring pressed pocket-s on the upper ends of the drivers, means-for holding-the sleevein dif- I I ferent fixed positions, handle means operable to spread rivets on the drivers, said first mentioned means comprising a pair of apertured pro e ot1ons from the sleeve, and a'springpressed catch engageable therewitlnjsaid catch being mounted on the base.

3. In an apparatus of the class described comprising a base, a standard rising from the; base, an arm on the upper end of the standard disposed laterally thereto and having its outer end provided with a recess and a 'bore leading downwardly therefrom, an

anvil holder slidable in the bore, an anvil on v p the lower end, oftheholder, a link pivotally 1 L" iesting on the sprlng.

sleeve in position justably mounted in the Container, a spring about the arm, and a pocket on the driver 4, In an apparatus of the class described comprising aj base, a standard rising from the base, an arm on the upper end ofthe standard disposed laterally thereto and hav-g ing itsouter end provided with a recess and a bore leading downwardly theretronnan anvil holder slidable in the bore, an anvil on the lower end of the holder, a link pivotally engaged with the holder, alever pivotally engagedon the; arm, said link being pivotally engaged with said lever, a sleeverotatable on the standard having an arm pro ect1ng. laterally thereiro n, a container rislng from the justably mounted in the container, a spring about the arm,fa pocket on the driver"rest-" ing on the spring, and means for holding the der the anvil.

In'testimpny whereof I signature.

FRED J. sEDLA'o ig' to dispose the driver unend of the last mentioned arm, a driver ad 

